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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what date are Reuven and his father overjoyed to learn that the establishment of a Jewish state is going to happen in Chapter 14?
(a) June 16.
(b) March 2.
(c) August 11.
(d) November 29.

2. In Chapter 5, Reuven says, "I felt I had crossed into another world, that little pieces of my old self had been left behind on the black asphalt floor of the school yard alongside” what?
(a) “The trampled shards of my Tefillin.”
(b) “The tattered shards of my ego.”
(c) “The torn pages of the Talmud.”
(d) “The shattered lends of my glasses.”

3. The Malters’ housekeeper is from where in the novel?
(a) Turkey.
(b) Russia.
(c) France.
(d) Kenya.

4. What gesture does Danny Saunders make that indicates to Reuven he is showing sympathy for Reuven and his father in Chapter 14?
(a) He pats him on the back.
(b) He brushes him in the hallway.
(c) He winks at him.
(d) He tips his hat.

5. Reb Saunders intends to boycott shop owners who are supporters of what in Chapter 14?
(a) Zionism.
(b) Pilpul.
(c) Gematriya.
(d) Shabbat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Reuven’s father when he collapses and is taken to the hospital in Chapter 14?

2. Reuven has war maps from what periodical all over his walls in Chapter 5?

3. Reuven learns that Billy’s family is moving where in Chapter 9?

4. Reuven enjoys listening to a symphony by what composer on the radio in Chapter 5?

5. Reuven is called on the first week of which month to discuss texts from the Talmud in his new Talmud class in Chapter 14?

(see the answer key)

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